Telegram-herald., 1887-08-08
The Eld OF a Neighborhood
Quarrel OF Long Standing.
Twenty-six Duck Shot Eater
the Man Body.
Self Defense Claimed by the
Man who d q the Deed.
The Murderer Aat "a erotfer Give
Themselves Jp -confict ng ososies
About the Afsir-A wyoming
farm the scene CT the
M1rIer.

fhsve shos Nike a Hara ia self do
fnss snd xall ~ give ayself up said
Claf.es "a ara. man aoJut =
yeals oi ass a. be Walkei into The Iaii
.0oa. oeiock yesterday afternoon 10
clmpauy viii hs br1Ihsr W lIaiu. four
wears bis sn'or. lis voice never iaitered
Dc E4s a. coal as be beat os G3ia-lay Souid
E1mlt. 4ui seated himself uuccnctrnedly ia
chair ~ aeaE Developments. turnkey
Lewis qlesiiol.d bim closely bat be would
say htt.e % tle affair except hat he had
snoL tle nan ia self Crtense " hen
asked t tie man Vas dead or
not. be rep. Ied. 90 uot know.
"a not SOP ~ see BAT cAnle riSnt 10 town.
olsrin bsl9p 0as a. once noaaed. snd
tbs te0 men permitted % remain IN TIE
Office until tie matter could ~ investigated
in con- DanV With Deputy Nlersma, Cor
oEsf 8rediah. Jadesisker 0'B-Ien, and
fsur-s-u liiive 0i tae lEL4aAsl- il EGAID. The
elsrln Grove lo The scene OF The tragedy,
15ule i've miles solth 0t tne city. The party
arufld tnsra about ) 0'e-ock and fJui the
o0ay oi d H4ra iying IN tne road, covered
Euh lap rohs and a cushion.
Al examination oi the remains showed
tha1 teenlg-slx duck shot had catered the
breast face bands and bead Of ~ hara, aud
death must have besn ifss-aE iaaeous- The
remains we're removed 70 bis
u01ss and the ciEcers and
kegnn search for Witnesses HhO migh,
throw hghl on the Terrible affair. I0e
Coroner eudeaFofed % emganel jury but
sEery man secured seem % have an
opinion, and a very PRONOUNCED one too,
some fav0rabls to Macard. others against
The shooting was not wholly a surprise TO
the people In the vicinity =, 10 the causes
which arose have been known To the
nelgab0rs Tor several months. and they
had arranged themselves on one side or
the othar The Cofoasr dssmed IL alsisi-s4
bic not 10 smpaDe. jury from the parties
shere available As their preiudices we're
too pronounced and delayed further action
until this morning
For nearly a year f.u6 has existed be-
tween William and Charles NacaFd, farmers
IN Wyoming township, this county, and
Michael dara, 4 nelEhDor. The land
which .he latter cultivated lad been pur-
chased or leased 0y the Macards and while
no effort had been made TO d.space him.
O'Hsra thought snch was their intention
and frequent quarrels were indulgsd in.
Two months agO - hara attacked the two
Aacaris near tnsic house with ciub. and
in the scrimmags which ensued O'Hara
Fos the worst OF the contest
Ae caused the arrest OF the
hscarii >. urst for assault U6 intent 20
KIN, less than the crime TO murder Upon
examination before Justice Westfall IL was
found that a conviction could not be se-
cured and the case wss n0iie prosed The
men were rs-arrestet on charge of assault
and battery and let OF on the payment Of
small hne and costs
Reports are confictin- az to the sad affair
Of yesterday add IL is dealt TO give cor
rect version OF the trouble. Al sgree that
OHsra was IN his potato patcn in the
morning. carrying an 0id musxet and wan
dsring around aimieSsly. 40 indicstions
point to bis having intended dizging
any potatoes. As neither BASKET
hat he vas heard 90 say that he intended
Killing them. bat outside 0f the family no
one could be found who beard the threat.
Here the stories oi The parties Gifsr. Charles
Nacsris story is as follows go Hara
came along np b7 our house ia the morn.
ing with bis gun on his shoulder. and
psraded up and down in trent of his potato
pafch, Which All ius cur property. Ao0ut
toN Viii sno I Tefs going 20 start out 70
tx up fence around straw stack We bad
bulls sne night before. viii said
% me that had Better take nv gun along
With me and did. lie went 10 The rear
Of the house 20 get the horse and buggy
are / started cut G. the road When I
got there q HaTs said ne would sheot me
and blow my brsins cut sni kept 0n
blowing VIA, he would %. Iass then a
neisnoor came along "a horseback and
asked him o. ride between re and the Old
nsn. a. I was s.raid e him re did 50
snd I started .or the hcnse when the Old
nan n sec his gun and shouted gam fnaf
he would sbeot me. Teen I tusned and
nrea a. Ain. diGnE know What
ese 90 d. q defend myself
TIE o.d man has been psradiug
up and down the road with h.s gun fs- Two
or Gree weeks. 8ni has several tines shot
into our orchard ana la the direction Of
oar house. A8out TN weeks ago nv
mother made a complaint to frosscnflrr
Attorney Clay ahc1t his scuon. huf he did
nothing axceps 70 send man 10 to sea that
is wss souped. He should have out 81 4s~s
rrter bonds - keep the peace snd tsksn
his dresrms aFsF from him did the deed
in seif defense a. ne oid man asi the gun
rsised fo Shoot
The potato r4fca RI ID Tara's sii1i,s he
Nseard prorertv TIE aa1se of hs iaffa-
sets back 'rom ne read about Tvs -e,i.. rhs
sence IN froct beng 1arn Gown sxcept one
teoE-1 AZ ne corner ADJOINING O' Hera and
bars ran hom a posE ts o Harss division
aence. TIE 1T-zilsn4 occrried hv o asra
srf bis wife is located - fhe onros-e zoe
- -~l rfeanl ers sta sssf
Er0u thu appearance ~ the hafv of nfHa-a
- All eviaeniiy rsised tram me errnfa.a
ratl sn ns vav home Nsesrs
SAYS thaf be vac returning toward
hs hc1ss from che road -hs-
he ssu 0 Hara .esrfn- the fe.t ard sast
hs sssei l-s rssEhorr 70 ride hetv vesn hi1,
in 1~isr thst BE- IN shf rssch ht,ne IN safe
". That - vas r1ng toward home when
she 6rei the 'afa ssot
Indications roint t1 different state IF
facts. a. se~ersl rf fha shef entered rhs
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